diff --git a/modules/hostap/Kconfig b/modules/hostap/Kconfig
index f4607caa2fc..4d85f5d8bbf 100644
--- a/modules/hostap/Kconfig
+++ b/modules/hostap/Kconfig
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ endchoice
 
 config WIFI_NM_WPA_SUPPLICANT_CRYPTO_MBEDTLS_PSA
 	bool "Crypto Platform Secure Architecture support for WiFi"
-	select MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_C
+	imply MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_C
 	select MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO
 	select PSA_WANT_ALG_ECDH
 	select PSA_WANT_ALG_HMAC